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Letter, from Hubert Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Flamsteed House, Greenwich

Reference number: HS/19/307

Date: 30 April 1868

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Observations on various forms of [hemianopsia], which afflicts Hubert Airy, his father [G. B. Airy], and John Frederick William Herschel. Detailed description of recent attack. Seven sketches with captions.

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HS/19/307
Earliest possible date
30 April 1868
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8 pages
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Manuscript

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Hubert Airy

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Hubert Airy, Letter, from Hubert Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Flamsteed House, Greenwich, 30 April 1868, HS/19/307, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_307/letter-from-hubert-airy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-flamsteed-house-greenwich, accessed on 13 June 2026

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